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1 r1I?-$s ( h vvniiWRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY RErCBUCTwo million anil a half of paupers awli their families, taken from the slums oflargo cltlc. are to be metamorphosed Into land owners ami tasnayers. accordingto the promise held out by CommanderBooth-Tucker, or the Salvation Army. Ina gigantic Irrigation and colonization project to be presented to Congress at thecoming session."The United Slates have 10.(OW acreof land that by Irrigation will be the finrst In the world." raid the commander to; tbe writer In outlining his plan."Now. If the Government will allow theSalvation Array to colonize lOtf.OW acreo of. this land It will be but the beginning of. the colonization of the remainder of it.I "Thei example set by the army will befollowed by other organization.", and thismighty, tract of arable country a newworld In itself will be turned Into home5 leads for God's people."Do you realize what that meaner'The commander took a pencil andj marked silently for a moment on a slipof paper. When he looked up hl. facei slowed with earnestness."It means." said he. "that CaWOlj mm' who are now starving paupers, living Inr-misery and degradation In the overcrowded cities, will become owner of home.- fcnd Instead of being supported as objectsrt charity by the Government nil! helph to support the Government,r "It means that their wives and children,: more than 1I.008,0 sculs will be giventhe rlcht to live.J- "If our nation is to be built so that It'- will not dec-ip it must be built on thei solid foundation of the home. There areJ O.W3.000 people In this great America thatS.are entitled to homes.t "God made men la families."What man has the right to deny oth-h ers the blessings of the hearthstone andsend them wanderers ovrr the face of theearth?"Why It was onlv other da-, tbot .-iinenu asKtl me cu. I though tf ma:tiase. If y dear sir.' rail I. you have touchedfan. ths- first, the greatest question of, allX-' C y " "Mfe. In Ionden one-third efftbe peopleare married and two-thirds utuMrrfed."In America two-thirds axe toarried andone-third unmarried."There Is a whole volume cf history Inthose two simple facts."Need they ask why America is a greatnation?"Need they ask why America Li aheador all nations In commerce and in enterprise? With marriage and the home thefuture of any nation is assured.i-iiMc,. L,i f li-s A VERSAKK NEEDED."We have mighty armps for killingmen. Wo send HM0 men into the flt-Jdto destroy life."Whv not ut t&a tttt .. aa aaWO.or.). 5.no.ew-im these great nelds ofw- i (a stvM iiieT. 7Lh.c 1,Jatenon who will put his handto this plow and faithfully earn- out thisgreat project will be mightier than thehero or a hundred lollies."Joseph did it."Those seen pat-u in .... -..and dtspair were the greatest blessing thatthe world has- ever known, for Joseph ledthe people from one end of Kgypt to thefT..? nd faW Ule foundation or the homeand liberty."We are reaping the benefits of thatcolonization of Egypt to-day. Why. shouldwe. then, at this high stage of civilisationleave our colonization to haphazard1"Moses took Zoloft) eoPie tram Kgyptto Canaan-ato mile atros. the countryWe have a tract WH miles each way..!fhJs ,ho ardn "Pot t the world.III there not arise some modern Moeto lead our millions into the nw light.Into the nevr life?"Commander Booth-Tucker said this atthe headquarters of the Salvation Armythe other afternoon.He had Just returned from Ogden Utahwhere he had attended, with 1.53a delegates, the National Irrigation Congress.The result of this congress will doubtlessbe active measures on the part of theGovernment to Irrigate vast tracts of aridlands In the West and Southwest.Within the next few years the UnitedSlates will expend something like $16.C00 for Irrigation purposes, but Irrigatedijiuu wuitoui -ciuprs is value'It is jij th i u.tiiciioi! thai I 'i-T i.. ,ct has made a pr.'p -it Jon to ti-. Sc-,. Itary of Sta:?, who in turp h-ts promised jt bring: the matter before President IJSoscvelt. 3WU1 lis view: pf liavlns him 'THE KEPUBLIC: SUNDAY. OCTOBER 25. 2recommend hi :s Joes-se to Congress anajacadntent to the present taws, so thatthe Government may make loans in theactual settlers and inhabitants, thim helping them to colonise the districts to bedeveloped.The -whole plan 11 to keep out the landimtbber the speculators, who. with theW of dummy homeseckers. obtate possession of thousands of acres of eholeelands and debar the genuine pettier fromoMalnlns; n farm and home.But the head of the Salvation Arm? inAmerica goes further than thl..He purposes to zv.'oluikmlie the methidsof colonization in the Vnlted Stat. s.Instead of the !nists being m-tt ofsome little means. Uooth Tucker purposesto give the worthy paupers an opportunityto reach Independence and liecinvj fixpayers. Ills plan la this:ONK mTNDHKD THOUSANDACHES Of IRRIGATED LAND.That the I'nited States Government shallmake the Salvation Army tbe colonizationagent of MQ.W acres of Irrigated land, tobe sold on long time payments to worthypoor persms.In order that these rettlers may properly cultivate the soil and build homesand make livelihoods for themselves asdfamilies. It Is proposed that the Government shall lend to each purchaser of fortyacres Joftt. which, with the price t tola ni. shall be charged up against him ata fair rate f Interest say. S per cent.It Is suggested that tbe land be soM oncontract, and. until full)' paid for. that thetitle shall remain In the United States Infee sample. iThe Salvation Army asks for no remuneration for acting as agent, and the'actual cost of finding et tiers for the landwill be nominal, as It will be conducted In connection with other philanthropic work performed by tlie vast machinery of tbe big organization.All that the Salvation Army desires togain from tbe project Is the right to provide homes for poor persons who, havebtxn carefully investigated by n Sxunl cfxamin"i-li I'irr or.,?J UootlTu. ker warts t!i-t n Vd State"! iot Tow th a-tvn of NewZealand, which n.is the Urst Governmentto undertake coainiutton en a sjitematlcIdas. ad. Mbiih undtc the advauccj-to-settieis act has voted JI3.tKrt. to be :n:to colonists at the rate cf !' t-r . cut nrannum.In the last few y.-ars th New Zealan.lOownment has been inlying bark latgestates from private lndivhlual.- to whomthey were formerly told, rcsuneyinc themand dividing them Into farm of from flftyto one bundre.1 acres, and grazing farmsor from Bve hundred to three thousandacres, which are sold on time and advances made In H ..rn... rAM astock and equip them.One large tract of St.eto acrs was recently bought buck and mbdl- dl In thlmanner.Apirflcan. for land in New Zealand areput through a rigid examination, awl Itit is foind that they have farm elsewhere, they are denied the privilege ofoccupying Government land.The man. who has neither land, moneynor experience in farming I- carefully"shepherded" by th-i ttevernment awl hput to work till he has gained the necessary knon ledge, and Is then helpl toUcome a permanent settler and homeowner. TASK OK TRANSFORMING TUB TltAMI'.lnder ltl lulkhv. tiu. .... ..&.. t-comes. In a few years, a taxpayer, andeven during the preparatory chrysalisstage, meets all the expense) of Ms transformation. WltlUl.lt IlliH I.M1I.U I..competition with outside llor. There are.uhj-m.c in inese jarm settlements inNew Zealand, the ol.Je.-t of which I thesystematic employment and training ofmm out nf tt-n1r fn M.kn. i.AHAd. ..IHzatlon elsewhere provides nothing betteruwn iiiniynuuse. jaiia and Dotter's fleldaThev cover nti ara nt tvi -."" " ". U( V SU.SSV KV . ", 4111Uc" them the men arc prerarei! to ownLOXNK AliRlVrifli l.-riiWORICMEN IN THE TOWNS.Ta addition to tho eettlement of. farm Ila-da, loasa are mda to jvorkmen la tho003,loans, so that thv ma acquire tl..uown uburb.in lots ;tm mtage.The advances mail- hv the Governmrfiic.iti he either on the fixed-loan or the Instalment system.n the Instalment plan mortgages atepayable by sevnty-three half yearly ityments of principal and Interest combined.The payments amount to onlv JltWper hjlf vear on each W. advanced. othat thev will I within casv teach of theMttl-r-m the Oxed-bMn sstm mortgages maybe gmnted for any period not exceeding;ten veatr. the principal being payable atthe end id" the term.The result In New Zealand has been eminently satisfactory to all psriies concerned, ami the effect that was aimed atto cheek he exwhas from the countrythe cities has been speedily broughtabout.In gernr some what Into tbe details' ofhi pUn. Commander Rooth-Tneker saystbe value of tbe United Stales Government lands in their arid state Is Jl.K anacre.It will cost $W an acre to Irrigate them,and when thus delivered to the settlerthey will represent an actual value ofIIJS.One hundred thousand acres, ready forculU-vathMi. could be turned over In fortyacre farms to i" cotonHts. which, witha loan of CX. would represent an advanceof INS.It Is aseerted bv the commander, however, that as soon as a colony is formedand houses and buildings are erected, thevalue of the land will immediately increase to J3 an acreHe shows thl" b f..,- ? j. n thegrowth othT e-cli-, . j. 3 n'ire Und thatv. - 1- !'g' '" " t? .. n :i i r-w wcr-'vj: i at J t"3 af.e-- a. ic 1 j i'f fx years.He argues, therefore, that Its Government bcldlnc the title In the lacd. wlU beutaply secured, tavlac taaij a. cash iutCRHTALOUPE T1ELT? ,v.-r e ,.f Jirift'i on property wort") JS," '.-Tn at. I riijly Increasing In val :eNBW ZKAUXND KXPniHiH-iNTSHA K rillJVEN SUCCESS tt I.He points to New Zealand, which h.islen ensaseil in her remarkable experiment in sociology for ten years, and hathus far not lost a dollar on account of Itbut. on the contrary. It has become apaying Institution, the Government borrowing money at ; per ent and lendingit to colonists at Hi."Eery one who has had any experienceIn the question." said Commander BoothTucker, -is aware that the onr discouraging feature in Irrigation has been thes:.iies with which the lands have bee-toccupied oa tho usual voluntary principlei-ii-inmi ij- tanners possessing asmall amount of capital."The heavy expense connected -withkeeping up the canals makes It Imperative that tbe land should be occupied""" nnr uiihiim ceieriiy.-Otherwise, the charges for Irrigation,falling upon the few become extremelyburdecsome. alarming prospective settlers.The entire work of colonization shouldbe done systematically under the directionof some experienced head."By no means should It be done bv nrtvate capital for private gain"If some idillanthroplst should advancethe monty the colonization could heequally well performed by the SuvatfcmArmy by purchasing the landought asby an advance by the Government."Rut as the Government Is anxious tohave Its lands filled by good sett tseems tn m that th. .1 . .'""s. Itgesle,. entirely practical 'and "serva"!Thr "UPictinn .- . .t .. -.;:: -' "' . i.r -... ;rka and Bngiand to the cred.lt of thsSalvation ArmyDuring his twenty years- residence inIndia aa commander of the SalvationArmy forces Booth Tucker made a clostudy of irrigation that has served hintwell In the work he has been since calledupon to perform.FARM COLONIESWERE ORGANIZED IS 1S3.The farm colonies of the SalvationArmy In America were organized in ISStto prove the possibility of rellevln45congestion of tho great cities by remo.In worthy but poor families, furnlshlnrthem with the necessary capital and settling them as home-owners upon the land.It was argued by some at the start thatthe poor persons In the cities would notgo. that they would not stay, that theywould not work and would not pay.On the contrary, they have gone, hivstayed, have worked and have paid. Theyhave become owners of their own farmsand home. anil the percentage of rallurealias been much smaller than was anticipated. In addition to this, thoustnds morewoukl have settled there It the necefsirycapital had been available.The colonies of the Salvation Army ItAmerica are Flirt Amity, in Colorado, lathe valley of the Arkansas River, on theline cf the Atchbon. Topeka and Sn!xFe Railroad. IS! miles east of Denver:Fort Remle. In the Valley of the SalinasRiver, near the Ray of Monterey. Calami Fort Herrick. In Ohio, about twentrmiles from Cleveland.All together the three colonies consist ofsome 3.ft) acres of land and have a population or about M. The families are entirely aelf-s'itiDOrtlrir. Some of them havealready paid f.r th-Ir holdings.Many rf t' r twest. acre fatms are to-'a-i a'j. J a r. -a f to tV' and on- orne cf tt.;ni st.:5 houe an-.l barns hatabeen erected.. T" settlers of these colonies -were la tlM -thffir'-.-zzzContinued, ca f axa cyc ,-. --Jg.isaa